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Thunderbird Club

#137,162
Engle said:
I only lift one or two at a time;)
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godofthunder59 said:
Life is short buy the bass.
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I'm thinking about one of those newer long scale Epiphone Explorers for early next year - There's a couple of nice used ones on GC.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I'm thinking about one of those newer long scale Epiphone Explorers for early next year - There's a couple of nice used ones on GC.
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The two I’ve seen in person had a bridge with spacing too wide for the neck and set over to the bass side.
And gold hardware.
Otherwise they were nice basses and reasonably priced. I’d grab one if a used deal came along.
 
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TBird1958 said:
I'm thinking about one of those newer long scale Epiphone Explorers for early next year - There's a couple of nice used ones on GC.
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The early ones have poplar or alder bodies with a korina veneer, a later special run has solid korina bodies. I'd look for the solid korina one.
 
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godofthunder59 said:
The early ones have poplar or alder bodies with a korina veneer, a later special run has solid korina bodies. I'd look for the solid korina one.
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Yes, and I think the later ones are long scale as well - I wouldn't mind one of the recent long scale Gibson either, the vintage burst being the finish I'd want.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Yes, and I think the later ones are long scale as well - I wouldn't mind one of the recent long scale Gibson either, the vintage burst being the finish I'd want.
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A Hamer Blitz would be a good choice also!
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Glenn Johnson said:
This thread is DANGEROUS. I have a mere SEVEN basses ( which I used to think was a lot ). Only ONE is a 'Bird. I feel deprived. I am retiring at the end of January so I will not be able to keep up with the rest of you folks, and I will just have to be content with the paltry SEVEN basses that I have - one for EACH day of the week. I think some of you must have warehouses in your yards to store all the 'birds to keep them from flying away. Am I wrong? Am I making a HUGE mistake by retiring and denying myself of more 'birds? What has my life come to? Is there an afterlife where I might obtain more 'BIRDS some day, hopefully far down the road?
Where is my coffee?;)
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I've been blessed with the ability to own a lot of basses, guitars and amps (my profile page is pretty much up to date). But of all the basses I own, I'd have to say I get the most enjoyment out of my Thunderbirds and SG's. I'll occasionally pull a Fender off the wall to play but usually within a couple of songs I'm right back to one of the TBirds or SG basses. Thunderbirds are the Lays Potato Chip of the bass world, no one can have just one.

TerribleTim68 said:
I've got 7 basses, but only the one Bird. My problem is, I struggle with reasons to buy another bass that is basically the same as one I already own. So being that I have a Bird, I can't see a reason to buy another Bird, unless I sold the Bird I have.
But that's just me.
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I have five birds (including the Spector) and every one of them has different pickups and different strings, so no two sound or play exactly the same. In my twisted mind it's the reasoning I use to justify multiple birds.

The Anniversary Bird has a rich and smooth tone so I use it mainly for jazz, swing, blues and soft rock tunes. The 2015 bird is exceptionally loud and agressive so I use it for hard hitting classic rock tunes. The VP sits very forward in the mix so it gets more funk, grunge, modern rock and Southern rock use. The FrankenGoth with it's active preamp and Bart pups is very piano like and gets the nod for classical and orchestra type music. The five string Spector with it's active preamp and EMG pups gets a lot of Prog rock time. With the exception of the FrankenGoth all are bone stock.

That said, I'm sure I could cover all those genres with probably just the Anniversary Bird and the VP. The other three birds are all more specialized in sound. Like many in the club I'm gassing for a NR bird, but if I got a newer one it most likely would get a Thunderbucker pup upgrade to get it closer to the 1960's vintage tone.
 
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TBird1958 said:
Yes, and I think the later ones are long scale as well - I wouldn't mind one of the recent long scale Gibson either, the vintage burst being the finish I'd want.
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I think all the Epis are long scale, the 80's Gibson's are medium scale, 76 Ibanez Destroyers are medium as well.
 
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Glenn Johnson said:
I had problems with a Markbass Lm 3 head cutting out at an outdoor venue where the power supply was sketchy. No problem with it at home or at the studio. I no longer own the Lm 3. I would look down the sketchy power supply avenue first. Good luck. :hyper:
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The amp is owned by the rehearsal space, so it’s firmly in the “not my problem” category.
 
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GBassNorth said:
I've been blessed with the ability to own a lot of basses, guitars and amps (my profile page is pretty much up to date). But of all the basses I own, I'd have to say I get the most enjoyment out of my Thunderbirds and SG's. I'll occasionally pull a Fender off the wall to play but usually within a couple of songs I'm right back to one of the TBirds or SG basses. Thunderbirds are the Lays Potato Chip of the bass world, no one can have just one.



I have five birds (including the Spector) and every one of them has different pickups and different strings, so no two sound or play exactly the same. In my twisted mind it's the reasoning I use to justify multiple birds.

The Anniversary Bird has a rich and smooth tone so I use it mainly for jazz, swing, blues and soft rock tunes. The 2015 bird is exceptionally loud and agressive so I use it for hard hitting classic rock tunes. The VP sits very forward in the mix so it gets more funk, grunge, modern rock and Southern rock use. The FrankenGoth with it's active preamp and Bart pups is very piano like and gets the nod for classical and orchestra type music. The five string Spector with it's active preamp and EMG pups gets a lot of Prog rock time. With the exception of the FrankenGoth all are bone stock.

That said, I'm sure I could cover all those genres with probably just the Anniversary Bird and the VP. The other three birds are all more specialized in sound. Like many in the club I'm gassing for a NR bird, but if I got a newer one it most likely would get a Thunderbucker pup upgrade to get it closer to the 1960's vintage tone.
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GBassNorth said:
Thunderbirds are the Lays Potato Chip of the bass world, no one can have just one.
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Do Lays Potato Chips cause GAS?
 
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